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March' 10, 1964 o. H. BOSCA ETAL 3,124,187

CARD HOLDER Filed Aug. 17, 1961 IN V EN TORS OES/IVO H. BOSCH.

Mfl/Z/O E. BOSCH.

E M W HTTOIPA/(Y United States Patent 3,124,187 CARD HOLDER Orsrno Hugo Bosca and Mario E. Bosca, Springfield, Ohio, assignors to Hugo Bosca Company, Inc., Springfield, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Filed Aug. 17, 1961, Ser. No. 132,225 1 Claim. (Cl. 150-38) This invention relates to improvements in devices for carrying identification cards and the like and more particularly to incorporating such improvements in billfolds.

The average individual is required to carry a substantial number of identification, business and personal information cards and papers on his person. Conventional means heretofore provided for carrying these cards and papers are generally inadequate and unsatisfactory in use. Ordinary card holders and means defining card compartments in billfolds are so fabricated to make it quite difficult to insert or extract a card or paper without causing some damage thereto. Moreover, the time and effort usually required to discover and extract a particular card or paper is quite annoying.

The present invention enables substantial improvement in card holders and cases as well as means for incorporating a card carrying compartment in a billfold. It not only facilitates the carrying of a substantial number of cards and papers on the person but it also eliminates the difficulties normally entailed in the use of the prior art card holders and billfolds above described.

A primary object of the invention is to provide devices facilitating the carrying and handling of personal and business cards and papers which may be economically fabricated, more efiicient and satisfactory in use and adaptable to a wide variety of applications.

A further object of the invention is to provide a novel card holder device.

Another object of the invention is to ments in billfolds.

An additional object of the invention is to provide improvements in devices for carrying personal and business cards and papers which renders the same more readily accessible.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for carrying cards and papers on the person which minimizes deterioration in handling thereof.

A further object of the invention is to provide improved means for carrying cards and papers on the person where in means are provided which not only afford a protective casing therefor but enable them to be readily extracted for viewing.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel billfold fabricated to afford an improved card receptacle as an integral part thereof.

A further object of the invention is to provide a card holder possessing the advantageous structural features, the inherent meritorious characteristics and the mode of operation herein mentioned.

With the above and other incidental objects in view as will more fully appear in the specification, the invention intended to be protected by Letters Patent consists of the features of construction, the parts and combinations thereof, and the mode of operation as hereinafter described or illustrated in the accompanying drawings, or their equivalents.

Referring to the accompanying drawing wherein is shown one but obviously not necessarily the only form of embodiment of the invention,

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a billfold embodying the invention;

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2--2 of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 3 is an end view of the billfold of FIG. 1.

provide improveice Like parts are indicated by similar characters of reference throughout the several views.

Illustrated in the drawing, is a billfold 1 including a rectangular outer panel 2 of leather or plastic having an inner panel 3 of a generally rectangular configuration anchored to one end 4 thereof. The panel 3 extends from the end 4 of the panel 2 to have its remote end anchor in means defining a pocket overlying the inner side of panel 2 at its opposite end 5. Panel 3 is otherwise free of the panel 2 intermediate its anchored extremities and its exposed portion extends over a major portion of the length of the panel 2.

The means defining the pocket is conventional and only so much thereof will be described as necessary to provide the setting for the present invention. The outermost portion of this pocket is provided by a rectangular extension 6 formed integral with the panel 2. The extension 6 folds up from the bottom edge of the panel 2, as seen in FIG. 1 of the drawings, to overlie and fold over the upper edge of the panel 3. The uppermost fold of the extension 6 is on a line adjacent and parallel to the upper edge of the panel 2. The extension 6 has a further rectangular sheet-like extension connected therewith which depends between the panels 2 and 3 and forms a pocket with the extension 6. The further extension also has means for suitably anchoring the end of the panel 3 enclosed thereby within such pocket. A tab 8 integral with the end 5 of the panel 2 folds over the outermost side of the extension 6 and is suitably connected thereto. The ends of the extensions underlying the tab 8 are also suitably secured together and the pocket confining the end of panel 3 remote from its direction connection to the end 4 of panel 2 is completed thereby.

A thin rectangular sheet element 9 is positioned between the panel 2 to the one side and the panel 3 and the pocket defining means to the other side to divide the receptacle defined thereby into two compartments for bills and papers. The element 9 is connected to the further extension of the extension 6 at its innermost ex tremity to establish and maintain its position.

The panel 2 has a further rectangular extension 10 at its bottom adjacent the end 4. The extension 10 is formed integral with the panel 2 and includes a right angled base portion 11 immediately thereof from which it extends to overlie the outermost face of the panel 3 in generally spaced parallel relation thereto.

A pivot pin 12 connects the uppermost end of the extension 10 to the panel 3 at its corner remote from the end 4 of the panel 2. The uppermost edge of the extension 10 is generally adjacent the uppermost edge of the panel 2 and has a central notch 13 therein for purposes to be further described. Mounted at one corner to pivot on the pin 12 are a plurality of clear plastic envelopes 14 open only to their ends remote from the pin 12. As pivoted, ,the envelopes are adapted to readily nest between the panel 3 and the extension 10 in superposed adjacent relation and in fully protected condition, or to swing out for selective viewing in a manner believed obvious. Notch 13 facilitates grasping and swinging the envelopes out from their nested position as may be seen from FIG. 1 of the drawings.

It will be apparent that the simply incorporated structure of the invention not only provides an economical and efficient means for carrying cards and papers in a billfold, but also provides increased protection in handling thereof. It also makes these cards and papers more readily accessible and extractable for viewing with a minimum of eifort being involved. The type of holder provided inhibits deterioration of the cards and papers such as normally occurs when encased in conventional carrying means.

While described as physically incorporated in a bill- 3 fold, it will nevertheless be obvious that the structure provided for carrying cards and papers in accordance with the invention may be re-created in similar fashion in self contained form without departing from the principles involved.

From the above description it will be apparent that there is thus provided a device of the character described possessing the particular features of advantage before enumerated as desirable, but which obviously is susceptible of modification in its form, proportions, detail construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the principle involved or sacrificing any of its advantages.

While in order to comply with the statute the invention has been described in language more or less specific as to structural features, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the specific features shown, but that the means and construction herein disclosed com prise but one of several modes of putting the invention into effect, and the invention is therefore claimed in any of its forms or modifications within the legitimate and valid scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described our invention, we claim:

A device for carrying cards and papers on the person comprising, a pair of superposed sheet elements connected at their respective ends, the connection at said ends being the overlapping of the material of one sheet element on the other, an inner panel element disposed between said pair of sheet elements, said panel element being connected at one end to the superposed sheet elements, rectangular enlargements on both ends of one of said superposed sheet elements overlying substantially all of one of the other superposed sheet elements, said rectangular enlargements in relation with underlying sheet element forming pockets for the reception of cards and papers, one of said pockets having a pivot pin connecting the corner of the rectangular extension to the underlying sheet element, transparent envelopes in said last named pocket having openings in their corners receiving said pivot pin for allowing said envelopes to be swung out of said pocket for selective viewing thereof.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,439,731 Hawes Apr. 13, 1948 2,681,677 Poeltl June 22, 1954 2,871,901 Nash Feb. 3, 1959 

